Another Deuce part problem-shifter boot

[NWYENKO]

O.K. What is the secret?? What is the shifterboot on the Deuce from?? I have bought 2 repros and neither one is right. Every time I think I will do a little something to fix up one of the cars it turns out to be a monumental task!! It seems that it used to be much easier, maybe I am getting old!!! HELP!!! I am afraid to ask, should the knob be black or white, should the plate be chrome or black??

[whitetop]

Marlin
The large shifter boot with the red letter H is an early Hurst Super Boot. The Super boot is still available from Hurst but no longer has the red H. The H is engraved in the metal.
Dave

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Dave;
Thanks for answering a question that I have had for several years!! I have not been able to find a boot that was the same as the one I found on my car. I removed it a few days after purchasing my car, and threw it away not realizing that a few other cars also had one. As I remember it, there was a thin piece of steel/chrome with a large 'H' die-stamped into it and a flat piece of red plastic underneath showing through. Both pieces were held in place by being tucked under the top ring of the rubber boot. The bezel was nothing more than a .50 to .75 inch wide piece of stainless that was screwed down with regular sheet metal screws, that were rusted to death. It wasn't the most attractive boot, but it sure made you notice the Hurst shifter. I guess I need to start looking for an old Hurst Super Boot.
Thx,
M

[MikeA]

Marlin;

My '72 has a Hurst shifter with a boot similar, if not exactly, to what you described. I will try to email a picture of it to you. If it is what you are looking for you can have it. I do not plan to use it.

Mike

[Edited by MikeA (09-28-2001 at 04:06 PM).]

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

Hey Jim;
The shifter on the deuce is a unique item. The shifter mechanism itself is from a '69 Camaro Z28 non-console, the chrome arm is from a '69 GTO/Tempest with bench seat (Hurst arm #4177 to be exact), the boot/black bezel combination is also from a '69 camaro non-console. The boot has a double flange where it attaches to the trans tunnel, one flange on each side of the metal/rubber mat.

There were some deuces found with a second boot/bezel installed over top of the original GM one. This one is much larger, has a full 'accordian' boot style, and a chrome square on top of the boot with a red 'H' showing through. It is not known if this extra boot was installed as a hi-lite by Yenko, the participating dealer or by the original owners. Most cars with two boots are early cars, and they are just screwed to the top of the trans tunnel with sheet metal screws. My car had two boots/bezels, and all of the owners claim it was there when they bought the car - I left it with just the GM boot/bezel installed.

The shifter ball should be black as well. Even though most of us prefer the white ones, we install the black ones for the important shows.
Hope this helps,
M

[Edited by YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY (09-28-2001 at 12:37 PM).]

[mnyenko]

Marlin
How about the boot on an auto deuce.Mine has the old style super shifter boot with square metal band screwed to floor.What color and style shift nob?Earl

[MikeA]

Is this a Hurst Super Boot? I threw the red plastic piece out years ago and painted the bezel black (some rust on it).

http://www.boomspeed.com/mikea/Im000336.jpg

Mike



[Edited by MikeA (10-01-2001 at 06:18 AM).]

[whitetop]

Hurst used the same Super boot for both the 4 speeds and automatic. I see used Hurst Super Boots with the red H at swap meets occasionly but are becoming rarer. Most are junk. Hint: Buy a new Super boot, the boot and the ring that holds it to the floor are the same as the old one, and replace the engraved plate with the swap meet used one.
Dave

[JoeC]

I have a Hurst Auto Stick that I bought at a swap meet. It has the big boot with a chrome piece that has a "H" cut in it. Under the Chrome is a red piece of flat plastic. So it shows as a red "H". The shift knob is black with a duel gate pattern engraved in it. This looks like the one in the old Hurst ads.

[YENKO DEUCE REGISTRY]

JoeC;
You have the correct shifter for the a/t Yenko Deuce Novas. All original a/t cars found (except dual gate optioned cars) have the Hurst Auto Stick shifter, dual pattern engraved in white on a black knob, very long chrome arm, large black boot with square stainless retaining ring, and the stainless plate with 'H' cutout / red plastic underneath. It took us awhile to determine that this type of shifter was the correct one because there are only 19 a/t cars found, and not all of them had the Auto Stick. The shorter stick, dual gate shifter was an $80 option on top of the $85 a/t option and you didn't even get the console!!

mnyenko;
I have a picture of your car's interior, it appears that you have the correct shifter installed.
M